Portable fire escape



Nov. 1, 1927.

- 1,647,684 P. c. cANlzARo PORTABLE FIRE ESCAPE Filed July 1o, 192'5 v2sheets-sheet 1 Novil, 1927. 7

E FIRE ESC Filed my 1o. 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 Vil Patented Nov. l, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER C. CANIZARO, OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI.

PORTABLE FIRE ESCAPE.

Application led July 10, 1925.

The present invention relates to fire escapes, and more particularly tolire escapes of the portable type, the primary object of the inventionbeing to provide aiire escape which may be readily and easily broughtinto use and one which may require comparatively little space forstoring, when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fire escape which may benormally contained in a cabinet, which cabinet may be moved from placeto place.

lfith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be Ina-de within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is an elevational view illustrating a fire escape constructedin accordance with the invention as in its active position.

Figure Q is a longitudinal sectional view through the lire escape in itsactive position.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a cabinet forming a part of thetire escape, a portion thereof being broken away to illustrate theladd-er forming a part of the fire escape.

Figure l is an elevational view illustrating` the cover sections asmoved to their active or supporting` positions.

Referring` to the drawings in detail, the device includes a cabinetindicated generally by the reference character 5, the cabinet beingsupported on the rollers 6 whereby the same may be moved from room toroom.

The front of the cabinet is normally closed by means of the hingedclosures 7, while the top of the cabinet is normally closed by theclosures 8 that swing in a vertical plane. Hinges 9 connect the closures8 to the side walls of the cabinet, and as shown by Figure 4 ofthedrawings, these closures 8 may be moved to positions to engage adjacentto the window sill over which the ladder normally housed by the cabinetis thrown in moving Serial No. 42,815.

the sam-e to its active position, so that the cabinet 4is held againstmovement while a person is descending the ladder and eliminating anypossibility of the weight of the person passing down the ladder pullingthe cabinet through window. i f

The reference character 10 indicates a hinged supporting member or apronwhich normally lies within the confines of the walls of the cabinet, butwhen in its active position is adapted to be moved to'overlie the windowsill in a manner as shown by Figure 2, thereby providing a rigid supportfor the ladder ll and at the same time providing means for holding theladder in spaced relan tion with the wall of the building so thatpersons passing over the ladder may conveniently grip the rungs thereof.

As shown, the ladder isV of conventional type and includes lateral chainsections or flexible members l2 that are connected throughout theirlengtls by means of the rungs 13.

In the use of the device, the cabinet is moved to a window and theclosures 8 moved to their open positions to engage the sill of thewindow in a manner as shown by Figure 4:.

The guard l() is now positioned over the sill and the ladder allowed todrop to its active position by gravity. i person may now descend theladder in safety.

l'. claim:

A portable fire escape including a roller supported cabinet havingoutwardly swing ing front closures, upwardly and outwardly swingingclosures closing the upper portion f the cabinet and adapted to engage awindow frame to `secure the cabinet against movement, a wide apron,hinges including ring angled portions secured within the cabinet forsecuring the apron to the cabinet, said apron adapted to rest on thewindow sill when the apron is swung to its active position, said apronbeing of width to extend beyond the window sill, and a flexible laddersecured to the apron and adapted to be swung to a position exteriorly ofthe win* dow.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto aflixedmy signature.

PETER C. CANIZARO.

